Couple things... I have lived in Columbia, MO for 52 years. I attended school at MU, I’ve worked for MU, I know a lot of people that work for MU now.
Wolfe believed in fiscal responsibility and was despised by the tenured faculty. A number of them have been looking for any excuse to have him removed.
The blacks don’t like him because he wouldn’t kiss their asses in the manner to which they’ve become accustomed.
When the football team threatened to go on strike Wolfe was left with a simple choice - resign or get fired. A cabal of “athletics boosters” had, prior to today, made it clear that if Wolfe didn’t resign, and the Board of Curators didn’t fire him, that good ol Missouri Governor Jeremiah Nixon would be stepping in to make things right.
The university here has always been run by the “ol boys network”, and it always will be run by the “ol boys network”. As an organization, it is one of the most secretive outfits that I’ve ever been around. Public relations is taken very seriously and every effort is made to sweep the dirt under the rug whenever possible. Every now and then they try to put on a show and bring in someone from the outside, to freshen things up so to speak, and it usually ends badly, as is plainly exhibited by events of the past few days.
thanks for the personal insight.
sounds like Wolfe was good. Too bad he didn’t stay.
I truly, truly hope there is a massive blowback on the thugocracy. I don’t care if it is the White Good Old Boys Network or the Concerned Clowns Playing Victim Cabal. I want to see them both lose because of this nonsense.
Thank you for giving yet another illustration that government must be removed ... COMPLETELY ... from the business of education.
Wow. Thank you for taking the time to give background to this story.
I also discovered he (mostly) shut down Planned Parenthood on campus and cut back on some benefits for staff.
So he’s pretty much a lone voice of sanity in a corrupt and weak college administration. What a mess they’ve made.
Thanks again!
Should have read further....Thanks.